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National Science Education Standards
http://books.nap.edu/html/nses/html/6e.html#csg912
CONTENT STANDARD A: As a result of
activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop
CONTENT STANDARD B: As a result of
their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding
of
CONTENT STANDARD E: As a result of
activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop
CONTENT STANDARD F: As a result of
activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop understanding of
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Personal and community health
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Population growth
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Natural resources
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Environmental quality
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Natural and human-induced hazards
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Science and technology in local, national,
and global challenges
National Council Teachers
of Mathematics http://standards.nctm.org/
Algebra
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Use mathematical models to represent
and understand quantitative relationships
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Identify essential quantitative relationships
in a situation and determine the class or classes of functions that
might model the relationships;
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Draw reasonable conclusions about a
situation being modeled
Geometry
Analyze characteristics and properties of
two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments
about geometric relationships
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Analyze properties and determine attributes
of two- and three-dimensional objects
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Explore relationships (including congruence
and similarity) among classes of two- and three-dimensional geometric
objects, make and test conjectures about them, and solve problems
involving them
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Establish the validity of geometric
conjectures using deduction, prove theorems, and critique arguments
made by others
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Use trigonometric relationships to
determine lengths and angle measures
Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and
geometric modeling to solve problems
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Draw and construct representations
of two- and three-dimensional geometric objects using a variety of
tools;
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Use vertex-edge graphs to model and
solve problems;
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Use geometric models to gain insights
into, and answer questions in, other areas of mathematics
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Use geometric ideas to solve problems
in, and gain insights into, other disciplines and other areas of interest
such as art and architecture
Reasoning & Proof
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Recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental
aspects of mathematics;
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Make and investigate mathematical conjectures;
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Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments
and proofs;
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Select and use various types of reasoning
and methods of proof
Problem solving
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Build new mathematical knowledge through
problem solving;
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Solve problems that arise in mathematics
and in other contexts;
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Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate
strategies to solve problems;
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Monitor and reflect on the process
of mathematical problem solving.
Communication
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Organize and consolidate their mathematical
thinking through communication;
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Communicate their mathematical thinking
coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others;
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Analyze and evaluate the mathematical
thinking and strategies of others;
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Use the language of mathematics to
express mathematical ideas precisely.
Connections
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Recognize and use connections among
mathematical ideas;
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Understand how mathematical ideas interconnect
and build on one another to produce a coherent whole;
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Recognize and apply mathematics in
contexts outside of mathematics.
Representation
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Create and use representations to
organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas;
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Select, apply, and translate among
mathematical representations to solve problems;
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Use representations to model and interpret
physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
(TEKS) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/
Physicsggg
Knowledge and Skills
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Demonstrate safe practices during field
and laboratory investigations.
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Plan and implement experimental procedures
including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting
equipment and technology.
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Make quantitative observations and
measurements with precision.
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Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences,
and predict rends from data.
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Communicate valid conclusions.
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Graph data to observe and identify
relationships between variables.
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Evaluate the impact of research on
scientific thought, society, and the environment.
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Generate and interpret graphs describing
motion including the use of real-time technology.
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Analyze examples of uniform and accelerated
motion including linear, projectile, and circular.
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Demonstrate the effects of forces on
the motion of objects.
Geometryffff
Knowledge and Skills
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Uses constructions to explore attributes
of geometric figures and to make conjectures about geometric relationships
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Makes and verifies conjectures about
angles, lines, polygons, circles, and three-dimensional figures, choosing
from a variety of approaches such as coordinate, transformational,
and axiomatic.
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Uses inductive reasoning to formulate
a conjecture.
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Uses deductive reasoning to prove a
statement.
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Uses numeric and geometric patterns
to make generalizations about geometric properties, including properties
of polygons, ratios in similar figures and solids, and angle relationships
in polygons and circles.
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Uses concrete models based on exploration
to test conjectures about the properties of parallel and perpendicular
lines.
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Uses concrete models based on exploration
to formulate and test conjectures about the properties and attributes
of circles and the lines that intersect them.
Precalculusffff
Knowledge and Skills
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Use regression to determine a function
to model real-life data
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Solve problems from physical situations
using trigonometry, including the use of Law of Sines, Law of Cosines,
and area formulas.
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Use the concept of vectors to model
situations defined by magnitude and direction.
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Knowledge and Skills
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Compare and analyze various methods
for solving a real-life problem.
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Use multiple approaches (algebraic,
graphical, and geometric methods) to solve problems from a variety
of disciplines
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Select a method to solve a problem,
defend the method, and justify the reasonableness of the results.
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Interpret information from various
graphs, including line graphs, bar graphs, circle graphs, histograms,
and scatter plots to draw conclusions from the data
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Use regression methods available through
technology to describe various models for data such as linear, quadratic,
exponential, etc., select the most appropriate model, and use the
model to interpret information.
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Formulate a meaningful question, determine
the data needed to answer the question, gather the appropriate data,
analyze the data, and draw conclusions
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Communicate methods used, analysis
conducted, and conclusions drawn for a data-analysis project by written
report, visual display, oral report, or multi-media presentation
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Determine the appropriateness of a
model for making predictions from a given set of data.
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Use trigonometric ratios and functions
available through technology to calculate distances and model periodic
motion.

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